Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Brown, Fitch-Tillett

None received.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of a meeting of the Working Party held on Monday, 9^th October 2023.

The Minutes of Planning Policy & Built Heritage Working Party meeting held Monday 9^th October were approved as a correct record.

The PPM provided an update on the Local Plan including Local Plan hearing sessions and questions raised by the Planning Inspector, published on the Councils website.

To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

None.

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda.  The Code of Conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.  Members are requested to refer to the attached guidance and flowchart.

Cllr V Holiday declared a pecuniary interest in Item 6, and confirmed she had received a dispensation allowing her to participate in the debate.

Officer’s report

The SCDO introduced the Glaven Valley Conservation Area Appraisal report and summarised the feedback received in the final round of public consultation (6^th October – 27^th October 2023) and subsequent changes arising from the consultation – detailed in the Officer’s presentation.

The primary issues raised related to:

¡  Two fields on the edge of Sharrington that had not been included within the conservation area boundary;

¡  A lack of coverage on Sharrington within the text of the appraisal document;

¡  Proposal of Sharrington’s telephone box for local listing;

¡  Removal of the quarry/Breck Farm south of Hunworth;

¡  General textual errors/omissions resulting from the previous amendments made.

The SCDO outlined the proposed changes and highlighted the following matters:

§  Additions into the text to give more background on Sharrington, including mention of Sharrington’s water mill from Christopher Daubeney’s will of 1548, more detail on the Medieval Cross and discussion of Sharrington Hall;

¡  Boundary maps to be reviewed to make them clearer to understand;

¡  Addition to the text highlighting the sensitivity of the River Glaven to domestic sewage discharge and washed sediment from developments nearby;

¡  Sharrington telephone Kiosk to be included on the local list;

¡  Boundary Review (pages 125- 138):

- Amendment to include the fields either side of Hall Lane in Sharrington, with the boundary running along the south of the A148;

- Area containing the quarry and Breck Farm south of Hunworth, will now be removed from the conservation area.

Member’s Discussion

a.    Cllr N Dixon endorsed the Glaven Valley Conservation Area Appraisal and the extensive consultation process.

b.    Cllr J Toye enquired who would be responsible for the telephone box.

c.     The CDTL noted a governmental survey and confirmed the telephone box was k6 listing. Till adopted by the local community, the telephone box would be the responsibility of BT.

d.    Cllr V Holliday welcomed the changes made, though expressed some disappointment regarding the car park in Cley and permitted development rights. She asked if the river Glaven would become a material planning consideration following adoption of the appraisal.

e.    The CDTL confirmed that following adoption it would become a material planning consideration and would be factored into the planning balance. He affirmed that the river Glaven was central to the Conservation Area and it was important to be mindful of the impact of development on the sensitives of the river.

f.      The Chairman noted within the report matters relating to PVC windows, and preference to replace these out, regardless of whether the dwelling was a listed building or not.

g.    The CDTL advised that the historic environment was the key element within Conservation Area Appraisals. The language used for PVC window replacement was ‘preferably’ which meant it was not a requirement, simply that it was preferred. This language used was not dissimilar to that used in other Conservation Area Appraisals.

h.    Cllr W Fredericks expressed her support for the Officer’s report. She asked if a guide would be available  ...  view the full minutes text for item 50.

             To pass the following resolution (if necessary):

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.”

None.